by joe | Apr 16, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I, like many Americans, was raised on processed foods and enjoyed eating “fast food.” My appetite for those high-calorie meals grew during college living off of Pot Pies, TV Dinners, Mac & Cheese and other inexpensive fast meals. I also enjoyed the “Dollar Menus”...
by joe | Apr 9, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Many years ago, I took my first restaurant job as a college student out of necessity. Let’s just say that walking into a Chinese restaurant kitchen at 0-dark-thirty was very intimidating. It was a new world for a tech guy like me. It seemed every task required use of...
by joe | Apr 4, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Many years ago, we purchased our first home in the woods. One day while checking the oil in my car, I heard the sound of rusting in the shrubs at the edge of the driveway. My curiosity noticed that there was something about waist high rummaging around. My thoughts...
by joe | Mar 26, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
In the depths of the Great Depression, a group of working-class young men, led by the determined Joe Rantz, came together to form an unlikely crew at the University of Washington. Despite economic hardship, personal struggles, and lack of experience, they forged a...
by joe | Mar 19, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Just this last week I was driving to the office. I came up to a certain intersection and the thought crossed my mind, “How did I get here?” No, it is not that I was going crazy or blind. It was the fact that a route that I have driven every day had become so familiar...
by joe | Mar 12, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I can remember back to a special birthday party with a cake that had candles which could not be blown out. What started out as a gag became an issue when the flames kept coming back to life! It was then that a young teen stepped towards the cake, and stated. “I can...
by joe | Mar 5, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Every time I drive onto the church property the white fence catches my attention. I remember back to digging the first post hole as well as the last, and all the posts that make up the just under 1000 feet of fencing! Of course I had help, but I am reminded that...
by joe | Feb 28, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
Our election process is a wonderful benefit of our Founding Father’s insight on government. It is a very interesting time for anyone who has engaged in the process. The attitudes prior to the election are ones of optimism and hope. It is the post-election...
by joe | Feb 19, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
We are living in a world of automation. It is all around us. From a robot vacuum cleaner to self-driving cars to smart refrigerators that offer meal menus based on the contents of the fridge! There is one area, however, when autopilot is incredibly dangerous, it is...
by joe | Feb 12, 2025 | Newsletter, Pastors Blog
I am sure that we all have stories about the “sins of our youth.” While reflecting on our devotional focus of being a leader, I am reminded of a time when I chose to be a follower. It was when a group of us were playing in the woods next to my childhood home. Our...
